Russia captain Roman Shirokov to miss World Cup with back injury

MOSCOW — Russia captain Roman Shirokov was ruled out of the World Cup on Friday with a lingering back injury.

Russia coach Fabio Capello said Shirokov will go to Finland on Monday for a back operation. The Zenit St. Petersburg midfielder missed all three World Cup warmup games, including on Friday when Russia beat Morocco 2-0 in its final pre-tournament friendly.